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My 31 1927' J. N. MoRTlMER VALVE FOR PLUMBING FIXTURES Filed March 29.1926 INVENTOR l Patented May 31, 19.27.

um En ,2a-Ty 'is JOHN N. MORTIMERQOFLLAKEWOOD, oHIo,AssIeNcfeToTHECENIRAL BapnssgMANU .j

f A raast-i JFACTURING COMPANY, or CLEVELAND, oH'Io,j AcoRIJoRATIoNoFoIfIIO.

VALVE Fon r'ILU'JiIBING FIXTURES. Y

Application filed March 29, 1926. Serial-No. 98,088.

vThis invention relates generally to plumb ing fixturest and moreparticularly to awaste valve for dse in co-nnection with bath tubs andlavatories, sinks and the like.

The object of the invention is tor provide an exceedingly cheap andsimple form 4of valve which can be quickly and 'easily opened andretained open, and which can be as easily closed. v Y

Another object is to provid-e a. valve embodying these characteristicadv'antages which cannot be removed from the tub or lavatory and a stillfurther object is to provide a device which canl be quickly and easily,inserted and connected to the bath tub or lavatory.

With these objects in view the invention consists in the novel featuresof construction all of which willbe fully described hereinafter and setforth in the appended claim.

In the drawing forming a part of this specification Fig. l is a sideelevation of my improved device ready for insertioniinto a bath tube orlavatory the device being'shown closed in full lines and open in dottedlines; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a verticalsectional view taken on the line 3 2` of Fig. 2, the valve being shownclosed in full lines and open in dotted lines; and Fig. 4 is a plan viewof the valve seat ring withthe stem shown in section.

vIn the practical embodiment of my invention I employ a valve A having`a tapering edge A and an operating knob A'f. This Valve is provided witha centrally disposed depending stem B which is preferably rthreaded intothe valve as shown, although it will be understood'that it can be madeintegral if so desired or connected in any other suitable manner.. A'

In connection with the valve I employ' a ring yC having the taperingseat C upon which the tapered edge A of the valve seats. The ring isalso provided with van outwardly projecting flange- CZ which ispreferably notched as shown at G3 in "order that the ring may be screwedinto the proper connecting member in the bath tub, lavatory or sink, theexterior of the ring being screw threaded as shown at C4 for ysnchengagement.y

The ringfis formed with aI-spider havingv the central hub portion D inwhich the stem B of the valve works. `This central or hub portion islongitudinally slotted as shown at D vand in which works the laterallyproject mg pin B carried by the stem of the valve. 1

At one side yof the s lot and adjacent thereto the hub isforined. withan upwardly projecting stop lug E against which the pin E l1s adapted tocontactvr in order to limit the movement thereof. A stopcollar E ispref-A erably screwed or otherwise aifixed to the lower end of the stem'to prevent the valve being disconnected from the ring thus preventingits raccidental misplacement or loss. v

lIn operation,V the valve is moved lup 'andmdown to open and .close thesa1ne,'the stem moving up and'downinthe central bore or 'protrudedlspider and guided in such up 'and down movements bymeans of thelaterally projecting pin working yin the vertical slotL in the hublofthe spider, "Ihe stop collar will limit the upward movement ofthe valvevand then by rotating the valve and its stemj the pin can be movedaround on ,topl ofthe hub of thespider after it has been moved up asuiicient distance and can be carried y arounduntil it contacts with thestop plug E. It Vthen can be left as long as desired.

lVhen 1t is desired in this open positionV i,

t@ dos@ ai@ valve a".

is only necessary 'to rotate the same carrying i the stem around? untilit comes intol register ionce morewith the vertical. slot whenfthe valvecan be dropped downupon its seat, the pin sliding downwardly in theslotted vhuby of the spider. I j

' It will thus be seen that I provide an eX- ceedingly cheap and simpleappliance whichl can bequickly -and easily'aiiixed to the bath` Y tub,lavatory or sink and in which the valve can be, quickly and easilyraised or lowered and canl be'maintained in an open positionbysimplyrotatingvv-thesame so las to bring the pin around toits ,propersupporting vpof Vsition',v y

` Having thus described -my` inventiom.

what I claim is t As a new article of manufacture, awaste look valveforbathtubs'comprising a'valve provided with a stein, said stem.havingalatei ally Vprojecting pin intermediate its ends and f alaterally projeqting Stop at its lower end,

Juernally threaded sleeve and a spider arlranged Within `the sleeve andhaving a centrally .bored hub in which .the valve stein Works, saidCentrally bored huh being ver- 10 tically slotted, and a stop lugCarried by the spi der and With Which the laterally projecting pin isadapted to engage to limit the notation of Said ostern.;

In testimony whereof, vhereunto aHiX 15 iny signature.

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